“The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku”
An incredible inspirational memoir with timeless lessons for readers of all ages. This is a beautifully emotive story filled with the power of gratitude, kindness and told from the heart.
12 lessons from the book 📚
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An incredible inspirational memoir with timeless lessons for readers of all ages. This is a beautifully emotive story filled with the power of gratitude, kindness and told from the heart.
12 lessons from the book 📚
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1) Life can be beautiful if you make it beautiful.
Happiness is something we can choose.
Happiness is something we can choose.
2) If you are lucky enough to have money and a nice house, you can afford to help those who don't, that is what life is all about. To share your good fortune.
The important things in life - friends, family, kindness - are far more precious than money.
The important things in life - friends, family, kindness - are far more precious than money.
3) Having even just one good friend means that the world takes on new meaning. One good friend can be your entire world.
The best balm for the soul is friendship. And with that friendship, we could do the impossible.
The best balm for the soul is friendship. And with that friendship, we could do the impossible.
4) Where there is life, there is hope.
And where there is hope, there is life.
And where there is hope, there is life.
5) Help those who are suffering, and that it is better to give than receive.
With a simple act of kindness, you can save another person from despair, and that might just save their life. And this is the greatest miracle of all.
With a simple act of kindness, you can save another person from despair, and that might just save their life. And this is the greatest miracle of all.
6) Love is like all good things in life - it takes time, it takes work, it takes compassion.
7) You don't want to fall in love with a reflection of yourself!
A strong partnership is with a man or woman who is different from you, who challenges you to try new things, to become a better person.
A strong partnership is with a man or woman who is different from you, who challenges you to try new things, to become a better person.
8) You have to try to be happy with what you've got. Life is wonderful if you're happy.
Don't look on the other side of the fence. You will never be happy if you look at your neighbor and make yourself sick with jealousy.
Don't look on the other side of the fence. You will never be happy if you look at your neighbor and make yourself sick with jealousy.
9) We are all part of a larger society and our work is our contribution to a free and safe life for all.
Perhaps you do not love your job, or your work with difficult people. You are still doing important things, contributing your own small piece to the world we live in.
Perhaps you do not love your job, or your work with difficult people. You are still doing important things, contributing your own small piece to the world we live in.
10) Kindness is the greatest wealth of all. Small acts of kindness last longer than a lifetime.
This lesson, that kindness and generosity and faith in your fellow man are more important than money, is the first and greatest lesson my father ever taught me.
This lesson, that kindness and generosity and faith in your fellow man are more important than money, is the first and greatest lesson my father ever taught me.
11) Happiness comes from inside yourself and from the people you love.
And happiness is the only thing in the world that doubles each time you share it.
And happiness is the only thing in the world that doubles each time you share it.
12) Life is not always happiness. Sometimes, there are many hard days. But you must remember that you are lucky to be alive - we are all lucky in this way. Every breath is a gift.
Life is beautiful if you let it be. Happiness is in your hands.
Life is beautiful if you let it be. Happiness is in your hands.
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